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Drug deaths in America, which fell for the first time in 25 years in 2018, rose to record numbers in 2019 and are continuing to climb, a resurgence that is being complicated and perhaps worsened by the coronavirus pandemic. Nearly 72,000 Americans died from drug overdoses last year, according to preliminary data…
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ADDITIONAL MEETINGS: 8/31/20 at 7:30pm and 9/1/20 at 9:30am. Check out the summer schedule here: Zoom Summer GRG Group Schedule For more information, visit The Commission on the Status of Grandparents Raising Grandchildren.
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Download the flier here: RCL Reopen flyer 07-14-2020 Download the flier with tabs here: RCL Reopen Flyer 07-14-2020 tabs Recovery Café Phone Number: 978-677-6087
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Correction officers will no longer be in charge of men involuntarily committed to addiction treatment at the Massachusetts Alcohol and Substance Abuse Center (MASAC) at the state prison in Plymouth. The Baker administration said MASAC is undergoing a “comprehensive transformation.” The Massachusetts Executive Office of Public Safety and Security, which…
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ADA, Okla. — Zach Williams checked himself into a hotel room, sat down on the edge of the bed and waited. Chills soon racked his body, and he started to shiver. He couldn’t keep food down. He was drenched in sweat. For two days in 2018, the 37-year-old Native American…
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In a country plagued by the opioid crisis, the race is on to find novel solutions for managing pain. One in five Americans experience some sort of chronic pain. Opioids are powerful painkillers prescribed by a doctor. Because they are highly addictive, prescription opioids have led to a nationwide epidemic…
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A statewide ban on the sale of flavored tobacco products, including menthol cigarettes, is set to take effect on Monday. Massachusetts became the first state to approve such a ban when Gov. Charlie Baker signed the bill in November. The law applies to the sale of all flavored tobacco products…
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Starting June 1st, 2020 menthol cigarettes and all other flavored tobacco and flavored vaping products will no longer be widely available in Massachusetts. For years, the tobacco and vaping companies have intentionally and continuously risked health for profit by targeting youth, communities of color, and LGBTQ communities with their deadly…
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BOSTON – A total of 467 people died of confirmed or estimated opioid overdose deaths in the first three months of 2020, according to new state data, representing a 5.7 percent decline from the same period in 2019. Public Health Commissioner Dr. Monica Bharel presented the figures at a Wednesday…
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An Act Modernizing Tobacco Control A new state tobacco law affects where people can buy tobacco and vaping products. These changes are designed to reduce youth vaping in Massachusetts and stop tobacco companies from targeting and addicting young people. The tobacco and vaping industries have targeted youth, LGBTQ populations and…
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